Publication history

The Followers of the Light first appeared in Shogun Warriors #1 (February 1979), and were created by Doug Moench

Doug Moench

Douglas Moench , better known as Doug Moench, is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Black Mask, Moon Knight and Deathlok.-Biography:...

 and Herb Trimpe

Herb Trimpe

Herbert W. "Herb" Trimpe Herbert W. "Herb" Trimpe Herbert W. "Herb" Trimpe (b. May 26, 1939, is an American comic book artist and occasional writer, best known for his work on The Incredible Hulk and as the first artist to draw for publication the character Wolverine, who later became a breakout...

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The group appeared throughout the series from Shogun Warriors #2-16 (March 1979-May 1980), until they were all killed.

Fictional group biography

The Followers of the Light were members of an alien race, the Lumina, who came to Earth eons ago in the Jurassic period to wage the Great Chaos Wars with Earth's alien conquerors, the Myndai. After the last Myndai on Earth were defeated and cast into suspended animation, the Followers of the Light remained on Earth in suspended animation in case the Myndai awoke and restarted the war. The Myndai did indeed revive in recent years, led by Maur-Konn

Maur-Konn

Maur-Konn is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:Maur-Konn first appeared in Shogun Warriors #1 , and was created by Doug Moench and Herb Trimpe.-Fictional character biography:...

, and the Followers of the Light reawakened to combat them, creating the Shogun Warriors. The last remaining Followers of the Light on Earth were killed by the Followers of Darkness, but presumably there are more elsewhere in the universe.

Known members included Basque, Charn, Sherna, and Tambura.